Caldwell vs Newark

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell and Newark: population, income, housing, and more.

Caldwell and Newark are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newark has the higher population (307,188 vs 8,898 in Caldwell). Caldwell has the higher median household income ($101,196 vs $48,416 in Newark). Caldwell has the higher median home value ($563,000 vs $337,800 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Newark
Population	8,898	307,188
Median age	38.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$101,196	$48,416
Median home value	$563,000	$337,800
Median gross rent	$1,937	$1,330
Housing units	3,874	121,604
Homeownership rate	45.4%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Newark
Population	7,969 → 8,898 (+11.7%)	281,054 → 307,188 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$96,806 → $101,196 (+4.5%)	$35,199 → $48,416 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$466,700 → $563,000 (+20.6%)	$245,200 → $337,800 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,512 → $1,937 (+28.1%)	$1,085 → $1,330 (+22.6%)

Caldwell

Population

7,9698,898

Median household income

$96,806$101,196

Median home value

$466,700$563,000

Median gross rent

$1,512$1,937

Newark

Population

281,054307,188

Median household income

$35,199$48,416

Median home value

$245,200$337,800

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,330

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Newark
Under 5	6.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	10.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	6.8%
75 and over	8.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	9.3%
Black or African American	4.7%	45.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	12.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.5%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	37.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Newark
No high school diploma	3.2%	22.8%
High school graduate	18.9%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Newark
Drove alone	65.5%	50.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	11.0%
Public transit	4.8%	18.6%
Walked	4.1%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	19.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.9%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Newark
1-unit, detached	31.6%	11.5%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	40.9%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	14.5%
20 or more units	25.4%	21.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Newark
Poverty rate	5.9%	24.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1958	1966